Category: Social work

I need a responses to both colleague
Respond to at least two colleagues in one of the following ways:
• Compare and contrast your definition of success with a colleague’s definition.
• Provide a resource that might help a couple or family maintain and extend the progress they made in therapy and explain how it could be beneficial.
Colleague 1
Describe what success in couples and family therapy entails and how this might differ from success in individual therapy. In your description, be sure to address specific characteristics you might observe in a successful therapy session or a successful therapy series.
Success in couples and family therapy would look like better communication among them. The ability to work together and increase their system. The family would all be able to express themselves and their frustrations with one another in a calm way and feel heard. When working with an individual we only focus on them and their coping skills and processing their obstacles. While in family therapy we look at everyone as a whole and how each person contributes to the overall family dynamic. A family who comes to me for counseling may enter not seeing each other’s point of view and have minimal to zero communication skills. They may think therapy won’t help and that they just don’t know how to work with each other anymore. A successful session would include everyone expressing their feelings and the others hearing them out. Being able to communicate effectively allows each person to problem-solve the issue and identify a solution.
Compare your current definition of success in therapy with couples and families with your definition from Week 1. Explain which elements of the course shifted, expanded, or reinforced your understanding.
In week one I stated that -Success is enhanced communication and being open and understanding of other’s perspectives. For example, in individual counseling, you would work on your own emotions and coping skills and being able to advocate for your own needs and empower yourself to be strong and resilient. In couples counseling- you need to understand that the other person may not see your side of things all the time. However, finding ways to communicate and agreeing to see other’s perspectives is essential in a functioning relationship. After having done more work throughout this course I believe my perspective has not changed but has been reinforced. Communicating and being self-aware, as well as open to new perspectives is essential for success.
Given that couples and family therapy is often intentionally brief, describe how you would advise a couple or family who has achieved success to maintain and/or extend the progress they have made in therapy.
I believe it is brief as we assist the family in identifying the main issue. We then provide them with the tools to use in their home and work together. Therapy should be brief in this setting to ensure we are not a crutch or scapegoat in the family not working together to solve the issue. If they practice the skills learned such as couple’s dialogue they will normalize that style of communication. Reminding the couple that this tool has worked while in therapy and will continue to work if used appropriately will help them have long-term success.
Colleague 2
Describe what success in couples and family therapy entails and how this might differ from success in individual therapy. In your description, be sure to address specific characteristics you might observe in a successful therapy session or a successful therapy series.
Success in couples and family therapy typically involves improved communication, strengthened relationships, and a more harmonious family dynamic. Specific characteristics include observing open, honest dialogue, collaborative problem-solving, and a willingness to compromise. Couples and families are often seen working together to set shared goals, supporting each other in meeting these, and developing new, healthier interaction patterns.
In individual therapy, success is often measured by personal growth, increased self-awareness, and the ability to better manage emotions and stressors. Sessions might show the client articulating their feelings with greater clarity, utilizing coping strategies effectively, and setting and achieving personal goals.
The difference lies in the collective system versus individual focus, while couples and family therapy emphasize relational healing and understanding, individual therapy focuses more on personal development and inner resilience.
Compare your current definition of success in therapy with couples and families with your definition from Week 1. Explain which elements of the course shifted, expanded, or reinforced your understanding.
Understanding the couple’s dyad and/or family unit as a system and viewing from a holistic approach. Pulling back the layers to formulate goals and formulating a therapeutic plan. I still agree with my analogy of success is to bridge a middle path, to build on the systems’ cohesion, dynamics, boundaries, and communication to name a few aspects I have learned from this course that play key roles in working on the system as hole in couples and family therapy.
Given that couples and family therapy is often intentionally brief, describe how you would advise a couple or family who has achieved success to maintain and/or extend the progress they have made in therapy.
To maintain and extend the progress made in therapy, couples and families can continue to practice the communication skills and conflict resolution strategies they learned during their sessions. Regular check-ins such as intermittent buffer sessions as needed can be facilitated to openly discuss feelings and challenges one faces as life is going to continue with stressors that present themselves and can shift the equilibrium that been achieved and where old patterns can resurface. Additionally, continuing self-reflection and awareness of everyone’s triggers and responses plays a crucial role in sustaining harmony.

Please answer the following questions from Ch. 7  in the Groups book (Jacobs, et al.). There is no length requirement, however, students are required to cite material from the Groups textbook for each question. This means relate your discussion/answer to information in the Groups text. Thanks. 
1. Ch. 7 talks about focusing a group. How is focus related to the purpose of a group? How might you deepen the focus? How do you know when to shift the focus?
Please answer the following questions from Ch. 8 in the Groups book (Jacobs, et al.). There is no length requirement, however, students are required to cite material from the Groups textbook for each question. This means relate your discussion/answer to information in the Groups text. Thanks. 
1. Ch. 8 talks about cutting off and drawing out. Discuss why it can be challenging to cut someone off. What are some strategies to doing this is a good way? What are some strategies to draw people out? 

Please read this blog on Social Work Leaderships, watch the brief videos attached, read the leadership articles and share your 2 page response/reaction, highlighting what resonates with you as you consider your own leadership in the profession of social work. 
Blog: https://u.osu.edu/rhine.40/2019/07/26/leadership-in-social-work/

all instructions are included in the attached files please search up and read the essay by nuasicca renneron

Assignment Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to introduce the
biopsychosocialspiritual assessment tool in your practicum experience. Your
instructor will provide feedback on the self-assessment in this week to support
your development of the client biopsychosocialspiritual assessment due in Week
9.
Assignment Description
You will review the template provided and then conduct a
self-assessment using the outline below. Your self-assessment will prepare you
for the final course project due in Week 9, which is the formal client
biopsychosocialspiritual assessment.
Note: Please know that only your instructor will review your
self-assessment. Use pseudonyms where needed to protect the privacy of
organizations and individuals you reference in your paper.
Assignment Instructions
Review the Biopsychosocialspiritual Assessment Form to get a
clear sense of what the full process is like with a client. Then use the
outline below to write a 5–10 page paper that includes complete responses to
each component of Sections 1 and 2.
Organize your paper in two sections as outlined below.
Section 1
In Section 1 of your document, include your responses to the
following:
Self-Identifying Information.
Demographic information: Age, sex, ethnic group, current
employment, marital status, physical environment/housing, and nature of living
circumstances (apartment, group home or other shared living arrangement, or
homeless). Discuss your neighborhood.
I am 30 years old, female, African American, full time employed
– investigations with the state of Texas, Single- dating, I live in Houston,
Texas in an apartment alone. My neighborhood is very dog friendly and family
oriented.
Presenting Problem.
What is a problem or issue you have experienced? Describe
and discuss.
What caused the problem or issue?
What feelings and thoughts have been aroused by thinking
about this problem or issue as you complete this assignment?
How have you coped with this problem or issue?
Who else, if anyone, is involved in the problem or issue?
How are they involved? How do they view or how have they reacted to the
problem/issue or solution?
How have they contributed to the problem/issue or solution?
Background History.
Family history: Describe your family history, including your
family origin, and names of your family members that comprise your support
team. (Use pseudonyms to protect the privacy of your family members.)
Family background: Discuss the value of family and what it
means to you.
Intimate relationship history: Discuss your relationship
with a spouse or significant other and his or her impact on your life. Discuss
the support or lack of support from your spouse or significant other.
Educational and/or vocational training: Discuss your
education background (high school/GED, colleges attended, and trainings and
degrees earned).
Highschool ; Klein forest – diploma, College Lonestar college
– associate degree in science, University of Houston Downtown- Bachelors in science
degree in psychology
Employment history: Discuss the last three years of
employment, including the last places of employment and job titles. (This can
be paid and/or volunteer work.)
Military history (if applicable): Branch of military, rank,
and number of years of service.
Cultural background: Race/ethnicity, primary language/other
languages spoken, significance of cultural identity, cultural strengths,
experiences of discrimination or oppression, migration experience, and impact
of migration on individual and family life cycle.
Spirituality: Share your spiritual affiliations (i.e.,
denomination, church membership, extent of involvement, religious perspective,
or special observances).
Section 2
In Section 2, reflect on your experience completing the
self-assessment and respond to the following:
Give an example of how technology can be used in the
practicum and in the community to enhance ethical practices in social work.
Describe the situation you have in mind.
Discuss how to create awareness of values and ethical
problem solving in relation to advanced generalist social work practice.
In your discussion, apply leadership skills, theoretical
frameworks, decision-making processes, and best practice interventions that you
have used as a culturally competent social work intern when you have worked
with clients who have different backgrounds or beliefs.
Explain how critical thinking skills informed your
self-assessment. Provide specific examples.
Explain how you limited bias toward yourself during the
self-assessment.
Explain how the strengths-based perspective informed your
self-assessment.
Explain how you can use this assignment and experience to
inform your work as an emerging social worker, including how the
strengths-based practice can inform social work practice with diverse clients.
Explain how you will engage in collaborative practice with
all systems (individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities) in
advanced generalist social work.

The Narrative Systematic Review assignment is the assimilation and culmination of the Research Question assignments you have completed throughout this semester. This assignment is your first draft of your review. It will be graded and returned to you with the expectation that you will make the necessary changes and further refine your work to submit in final draft form at a later date.
Because this review is part of a scaffolded assignment, your review should contain edited elements of your research question assignments. However, you should not merely cut and paste these two assignments directly into the review, but rather, you should edit and/or expand what you have already so that it flows with the outline or narrative of your review.
Literature review elements:
Introduction
Define problem area. Why is this important?: Much of this information should come from your first research question assignment. However, you must ensure that you provide significant background information to demonstrate the importance of this issue. Think about questions such as, “How large is this population and how many within this population are dealing with this issue?”, “What are the antecedents that may lead up to this population to have this problem?”, “What are the outcomes for this population if this issue is not addressed?”. There may be other questions to address, but this gives you a good start.
Introduce research question: This should not be fancy. Remember Occam’s Razor. Simply introduce your research question as the purpose of your review.
Scope of the review
This is simply a summary of your process from the second research question assignment. You should not spend pages explaining your process. Instead, summarize your process, including the databases, limits, and keywords you used, along with your search date parameters. You want to demonstrate in this section that you conducted a comprehensive review of the literature and provide at least an initial basis for replication should one wish to do so.
Review of the literature
Synthesis of major findings: Here is where an outline of your review will be helpful, assuming you created one. Remembering your purpose for the review, provide a thorough analysis of the literature. Be comprehensive, but not overly wordy. Aside from outcomes, you might also consider addressing issues related to theory, methodological elements, or other themes that you notice throughout your reading that would contribute to your discussion of the problem and/or intervention. Remember that you are probably the only person to have ever assimilated this particular grouping of articles together, so you have the ability to provide a unique perspective of what the literature tells you.
Conclusion
Summarize the major findings from your review: This should not be lengthy, but it should be a solid summary.
Critique of overall literature: strengths, limitations, gaps in the literature: You may find information for this section in the articles themselves, but you should also provide your own insights. As noted above, you are probably the only person to have ever assimilated this particular grouping of articles together, so you have the ability to provide a unique perspective of what the literature tells you.
Answer your research question: Recommendations/implications for current practice and research: Given what you’ve learned from your review, what are your treatment recommendations? Make sure to justify your recommendations. Similarly, what recommendations for future research do you have in this area?
Format:
Please submit this assignment following APA style guidelines. Papers should be no more than 15 pages, double-spaced and font should be 12 point, preferably Times New Roman or Arial. Include headings for each component/ subcomponent of your paper.
Your review should include the following elements:
Title page: Give your proposal a working title and develop your title page according to APA guidelines. This page does not count in your page count.
Literature review: See elements above. Using headings throughout your review is an important stylistic element. Please use them.
References: List any references you may have used according to APA guidelines. These pages do not count towards your page count.

Week 8: Collaboration is everywhere. Why? What are the challenges?
choose one of the 4 reading to read and answer the quesion 

Submit a
3- to 4-page paper. In your paper, address the following:
·       
Reflect on your
experience in doing the role-play video.
·       
Describe insights you
gained from the experience and explain how these insights affect your approach
to practice.
·       
Describe the specific
engagement techniques/skills you used and analyze why you used them.
·       
Describe the colleague’s
role-play video you selected.
·       
Assess what your
colleague did well in the video you selected and recommend areas for
improvement in your colleague’s approach.
References:
·       
Kirst-Ashman, K. K.,
& Hull, G. H., Jr. (2018). Empowerment series: Understanding
generalist practice (8th ed.). CENGAGE Learning.
o  
Chapter 8, “Evaluation,
Termination, and Follow-Up in Generalist Practice” (pp. 307–348)
·       
Marmarosh, C. L.,
Thompson, B., Hill, C., Hollman, S., & Megivern, M. (2017). Therapists-in-training experiences of
working with transfer clients: One relationship terminates and another begins.Links to an external site. Psychotherapy,
54(1), 102–113. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000095

To prepare:
Download the Leadership Report Template and use it for this Assignment. 
Review your submissions for Weeks 3–8 Assignments and any Instructor feedback received.
Revise and polish these submissions, and then place them into the appropriate spot in the Leadership Report Template.
To complete the new section on Evaluation, access People First San Diego’s websiteLinks to an external site.. Review the Employee Engagement Data located on the Dashboard. Consider what the evaluation data say about employee engagement and how you might act on the data. Also review this week’s Discussion, where you determined outcomes and a measurement tool for the organization’s therapy services.
Submit an 8- to 10-page report (not including title page or references) in which you analyze the status of the fictional People First San Diego organization in the following sections:
Organizational Design (Week 3 Assignment)
Organizational Culture and Cultural Competency (Week 4 Assignment)
Management and the Role of Human Resources (Week 5 Assignment)
SWOTT Analysis (Week 7 Assignment)
Funding Sources (Week 8 Assignment)
Evaluation (New Section)
Service Effectiveness. How would you go about measuring effectiveness of the therapy services offered? What evidence-based tools would you use (2–3 tools) and why? Draw from this week’s Discussion.
Employee Engagement. Based on the information provided, what is employee engagement like and why? What specific actions will you take based on the data?
Use the Learning Resources and research to support your Assignment. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list. 
1. You do not need to include the SWOTT analysis table, just the summary, which will include all of the info from the table if done correctly.
2. Remove any introductions and conclusions that you may have written for each assignment. You should have an introduction at the beginning of the paper and a conclusion at the end of the paper only. The paper should be succinct and flow naturally as one paper now, not 5 separate assignments.
3. Your cover page and reference list do not count in the page limits.
4. Your paper should be written in paragraph form and follow all APA standards/guidelines. If you are using bullet points or numbers to list information, this will take up additional space and does not follow APA.

Introduction to Social Work and Social Services Agency Analysis Paper
Please review the website and social media pages handled by a social work or social service agency/org of choice to answer the questions below. 
Each section should have a heading, be in paragraph form and include references to where the content was obtained. You should have two to three references depending on how many social media outlets the agency used.
Look for your information on the website and social media posts.
This paper should be about 3 pages and include a 12 font, be double spaced, use Arial or Times New Roman, and have a reference page. 
Agency Information
Mission and goals
Explain the mission and purpose of the entity (i.e. work with individuals with disabilities to help them gain independence) – every agency and org should have its mission on its website
Goals – some agencies and orgs provide a list of goals but others may just list the mission – if they are not listed just pass on this question.
Agency background
What are the main social problems this agency intends to address? ( i.e. substance abuse, child abuse) What social problem do they hope to end? Who are the clients? Do they focus on one group –( i.e. children who have been abused) or do they serve a number of groups – children, family, groups, community on a number of different issues.
How does the agency decide who gets services? (is it based on diagnosis? Is it based on type of insurance? Is it based on problem / concern of client? Is it based on mission? Or several of these?)
What services does the agency provide? Individual counseling? Group counseling? Home visits? Therapy? Resource allocation in the form of food, clothes, etc?
Funding
How does the agency get money to provide services? (bill insurance? Sliding scales? Obtain state or federal grants? Most agencies list some of the ways they fund their programs, including creating fund raisers or the announcements of grants.
How is money used to provide the services? Is this transparent and obvious on the website or available to those who are responsible to distribute funds? This may or may not be clear based on the transparency of the agency or org. Some will provide clear funding sources and spending and others will not.
Agency structure
Structure
What does the website and social media posts suggest about the agency’s /orgs atmosphere? (i.e. is it very formal? Organized? Chaotic? Friendly? Up to date on social media posts?)
How do you think the clients feel getting services in this atmosphere? Based on the website and social media posts would clients feel clear on the services and feel welcomed to obtain them?
Do you think the agency or org did a good job maintaining engagement with their clientele and community at large using social media? Would you describe it as successful or disappointing and state why?
Are there multiple departments or units within your agency? Of so describe
What is the structure of the lines of authority? (ie president, vice president, treasurer, etc) – there may be a dept. tree available on the website or a list of personnel in one of the drop down tabs. Describe the employees (who works there? Gender? Race? Education?)
Agency Tools
Technology and services
What tools are used by the agency to reach out on social media? How was social media used to engage clients and the community? Did they use positivity quotes? Did they promote their services? Did they use any creative ways to engage?
How are services provided? Did they adjust their services due to COVID? Are they using tele health? Did they sponsor / offer events in person or via zoom?
Are there supports provided to clients so that they may use the services? ( is there babysitting for parents when they are getting help? Is there transportation? Food (not as main service but in addition to?)
Personnel
Workers
Describe the employees (who works there? Gender? Education?) Do the staff resemble and represent the clientele?
Based on above who appears to get hired at this agency?
Conclusion and Reflection
Summarize what you have learned
Share your thoughts on doing this assignment (was it helpful? Did you learn from it?